"Mom... everything's going to be fine, our Cecil isn't so weak. You know that better than anyone." comforted Fatima.

"...yes, but I still can't help but worry Ima."

Angel upon seeing her mother being so dejected speaks up to comfort her.

"Mommy~ big bro's strong!"

While she was saying this, Angel was cutely flexing her nonexistent muscles and trying to smile just like her older brother.

Anastasia faintly smiles upon seeing her little baby being all cutesy. She quickly replies to little Angel.

*Giggle* "Yes, yes. He's very strong!"

"So cheer up! Okay mommy?"

"Hmhmhm. Okay, sweetheart."

"Yay! ...Mommy I'm hungry..."

Hearing her little baby, Anastasia gets up, pats the little Angel's head and walks toward the kitchen.

"Wait a little bit okay?"

"M'kay~" Angel responds happily with a huge grin on her face.

Seeing their mother cheering up, Fatima ruffles Angel's hair.

"Good job, Angie"

"Hehehe~"

As they were waiting for their mother to finish cooking, Grandma and Grandpa Silvaria came in. Seeing that Fatima was sitting and talking with their youngest grandchild, Grandpa Silvaria went forward and said,

"Fatima, shouldn't you be helping everyone else?"

"...I've already sent my subordinates to do the work."

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"Hmhm, that's my girl."

Upon seeing that his daughter-in-law not in the room, Grandpa Silvaria continues,

"...where's your mother?"

Angel responds after seeing her two favorite grandparents.

"Mommy's in the kitchen~"

"... Is she alright?"

Fatima responds to her grandfather.

"For now mother is okay. She's only worrying, there's no need to be so overly concerned. You know how father is. He's always blowing things up in proportion when it comes to mother."

*sigh* "...who's the actual family head here?" Grandpa Silvaria shakes his head.

"It's obviously mother, right Grandma?"

Grandma Silvaria could only smile at her granddaughter's cheeky response. She speaks up in reply.

"You've been more cheerful lately... more outgoing too. Did something happen, young lady?"

"I-it's nothing..."

"Is that so? It doesn't seem like 'nothing' to me." Grandma Silvaria says while raising an eyebrow.

Listening to her Grandmother's persistent inquiry, Fatima falls silent and thinks.

'I can only do this to distract myself grandma... I might lose it if I don't.'

Although Cecil's mother was greatly affected by his disappearance, his eldest sister was also similarly affected. But unlike their mother, Fatima couldn't stomach the fact that her youngest brother had disappeared.

Since she always felt guilty to him, Fatima also felt that it was her responsibility to look out for her siblings and felt she was at fault for Cecil's disappearance, when in fact– it was actually no one's fault at all.

'Even now, I've failed to protect him... again. What kind of sister am I?'

Fatima's expression almost cracks, but she quickly regains herself. She looks back up at her Grandmother and says firmly.

"Nothing's wrong, Grandmother."

The slight change in address didn't escape Grandma Silvaria's ears. She also saw the split second where there was a slight change in her granddaughter's expression, but seeing as her granddaughter was being so adamant in not sharing her feelings, Grandma Silvaria could only sigh and let it go.

"If you say so honey, but just remember. If you have any problems, come to grandma okay? To other's you may look fine, but your distress can't escape my eyes, young lady. I know you're forcing yourself to be like this, and that's not good. That goes for you and for those around you."

Seeing that her own facade had been seen through, Fatima could only nod her head.

"Okay, that's good enough for now. Let's go help your mother out in the kitchen"

"Yes grandma."

The two head towards the kitchen and began helping Anastasia cook.

Grandpa Silvaria was sitting down and playing with Angel while Grandma Silvaria and Fatima were having some 'girl' talk.

Half an hour later, the 3 woman had started laying down food on the dining table.

"Alright, we're finished. My husband should also be finished gathering everyone together. If not... then he's SO gonna get it."

After they finish setting the table and laying out the food, Anastasia heads out with her in-laws.

Outside the house, a crowd of people had already gathered waiting for the Silvaria family's announcement.

The crowd immediately quiets down when the people see the Silvaria family matriarch and patriarch standing together at the front.

Just the two's presence alone garnered the crowd's attention without them having to raise their voice.

Seeing that the crowd's attention had fully focused on to them, Kaiser announces in a booming voice.

"EVERYONE! Thank you for gathering here. The Silvaria family has come to a decision today! We're leaving this area and heading towards the mountain base! There, we will construct a permanent encampment and begin developing the area into farmlands and pastures! If you and your family are willing to follow us, then pack all your belongings and gather here tomorrow at dawn! We will begin our march when the sun s.h.i.+nes down on this clearing! So don't be late!"

After finis.h.i.+ng his piece, Kaiser turns towards his wife. Seeing her nod, Kaiser begins wrapping things up.

"That is all, so you can now head back and begin preparing! Remember! Gather here tomorrow at dawn if you're willing to follow us!"

The crowd of people began to discuss and disperse after Kaiser gave the announcement.

"At last, the Silvaria family is finally taking control."

"Yes, it's much better than listening to those stuck up fools from the government. They still believe this is Earth, can't they see that everything's changed already?"

"Not all of them are like that though, just some of the higher ups that are having some stupid delusion that they're better than all of us and ordering us to protect them from harm."

"Isn't that supposed to be their job?"

"You said it. Some of them even want us to pay food taxes! As if hunting those beasts aren't enough, we still have to listen to all that bulls.h.i.+t!"

"At least the Silvaria family is still like how they've been like since back on Earth."

"They have strong fighters. I've seen one of the Silvaria family's bodyguards take down that monster boar and monkey!"

"We'll at least be safer following the Silvarias!"

Listening to the crowd's discussions, a smile creeps up on the old patriarch's wizen face. The old matriarch could only shake her head in disappointment.

"Even here, the people still look up to us for protection." The old matriarch sighed.

"That's a given."

"They should rely more on the government."

"Hah, with how incompetent they are, it's no wonder the people are constantly looking up to us. It's also those fools in the government that have prevented us from meddling in their politics. With our family's talents we could have done a much better job! BAH. The people's distrust is their just desserts. HMPH!" the old patriarch said with a huff.

"... It's only because of the Goldenia family that was suppressing us in the political field. They're not present anymore. With the encampment being established, we need to make sure to keep the power within our family. It was sickening to watch the people's situation back at Edelesta." replied the old matriarch calmly.

"Hmph, the Goldenias were only lucky to venture into the political field ahead of us, establis.h.i.+ng relations.h.i.+ps with others that suppressed us from all directions. They couldn't even hold a candle to our businesses even when we let them venture into the economic field, but now that power is within our hands– "

The old patriarch wrapped his hands behind his back and smiled while thinking about the future.

"This is an opportunity for our family to rise higher up!"

"Don't be so delusional, we should still focus on the here and now. Let's go to the main house and eat with the family. They're probably already waiting."

"Okay."

The old couple quickly head into the main cabin for lunch.